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MeMselfI
  11/8/2019 15:20 EST

I will be moving to Belize in April and I'm thinking about Punta Gorda. Does anyone who lives or lived there know if there is any decent (it doesn't have to be great) snorkeling accessible from the shoreline? Also, I'm planning on renting a house for a year but having a little difficulty in finding anything for long-term rentals on the internet. Any advice on that front would be greatly appreciated as well.

bobbyveee
  11/8/2019 15:46 EST

Just one question , have you ever visited anywhere in Belize before????

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hrlee7804
  11/12/2019 07:35 EST

I have visited Punta Gorda just to see what it looks like and I am sure there are very few to no expats there. WAY too much rain and a long way from anything found essential by us expats. I know it is cheap to live there as far as I know only those wanting to live in the bush find it anything close to inviting. Don't know about the beaches but it looks like mostly they are attached to the jungle except in the town itself. I did not stay long enough to be interested in them. 300 inches of rain a year scares most of us away immediately.

dqtester
  11/12/2019 13:03 EST

"WAY too much rain and a long way from anything found essential by us expats. "' By us expats? Please don't make generalizations like that...you don't speak for all ex-pats...I happen to live in Toledo districts and currently enjoy relationships with mulitple expats, canadian, americans, brits and italians. Some have lived there more than 15 years...Every expat seeks something different when they go to another country...And slight correction the average rainfall in toledo district is about 130-140 inches of rain annually...NOT 300...

I'm glad you decided not to come down this way...Obviously its not for you...but it does not mean its not for other people

hrlee7804
  11/13/2019 11:47 EST

It is a real magnet for expats. I have never heard any expats saying anything different than what I said. I did not measure the rain personally but recall that number from my information gathering prior to my visit. 150" or 300" still way more than most find suitable. Glad you like it .............most don't and that is all I was saying. Most moving abroad are looking for a gathering of like folks. You won't find that there. I did not find a clumping of expats in the Cayo district either and that was not to my liking. Cayo has better weather and closer to services. IMHO

5allan1
  11/13/2019 16:34 EST

Well its not had to find this data: 160" in the south and 60" in the north. Back in my days in the BRB, Toledo district was not desirable due to the rain, humidity and plentiful insectivora. Plus its the only part of the country where u could find malaria, cholera and amebic dysentery. Its also far from Mexico and pretty primitive. Maybe its better now.
Certainly not my thing.

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richmcintyre53
  11/18/2019 17:02 EST

My 2 cents worth.

I love the Toledo district. If I were return to Belize, I would head to Punta Gorda in a hot (and wet) moment.

One of the things that has kept it from being overrun is the lack of beaches-there are none. Beautiful cayes, but you have to have a boat.

There are lots of expats there. Hit the local coffee shop/breakfast place. They are the older white dudes with scrufty beards, deep tans and smiles.
The people are not jaded, the cost of living is low by Belize standards and you can feed yourself out of the farmers market.

Like everywhere in Belize, petty property crime exists. But it seems to me people get whacked less frequently in Toledo. JMO.

Yes, it rains. Big deal. It rains everywhere in Belize, and there are bugs everywhere. I'll take the bugs in Toledo over the sand flies in Placencia any day.

dqtester
  11/19/2019 07:11 EST

@richmcintyre53...I couldn't have said it better!

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